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Several agencies responded to the 12450 block of North Route J on Thursday morning for a flipped car on fire. The Missouri State Highway Patrol spoke with ABC 17 crews on the scene. Troopers confirmed a car drove off the curve, flipped over, and went airborne before landing upside down in an embankment. A person

Repairs to a north Columbia bridge will close the road and a trail underneath it for the rest of October. Construction crews will be working on the bridge deck on North Creasy Springs Road over Bear Creek starting on Monday. Boone Construction will replace the bridge deck, modify guardrails and overlay the asphalt. The work

A Boone County judge sentenced a 20-year-old Jefferson City man Monday to five years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for his role in an April shooting. Barron Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree assault. The shooting between two cars happened on April 3 in the 3400 block of Crestview Drive. According to

Columbia residents had a chance to voice their opinions on the Broadway TIF proposal Wednesday night. Some residents that spoke during the public hearing at the Wednesday TIF meeting told the commission they support the TIF and believe it has great economic benefits. “This is a great opportunity for downtown Columbia; I think it will

No one was injured after a business fire in Hunstville Wednesday afternoon. Nikki Jackson, a neighbor of Wales Auto and Tire, told ABC 17 News she called 911 just before 5 p.m. when she noticed smoke. “Actually, when we first walked out, you could hear things in there sound like (they were) exploding,” Jackson said.

A rush hour traffic crash temporarily shut down I-70, just east of the connector in Columbia Wednesday night. A UPS cargo truck was carrying a second cab that flipped onto its side when it crashed around 5:20 p.m. Emergency responders said about 20 gallons of paint spilled in the crash. A hazardous materials team was

Sunday night’s shooting massacre at a country concert in Las Vegas sent thousands of people scrambling for safety and sent nearly 500 to the hospital. The Las Vegas Police Department said Wednesday night out of 489 people injured, 172 were still in the hospital. “The fortunate thing about these large scale incidents is when you

Brandon Rapier, a man accused of killing his ex girlfriend and her boyfriend in 2016, has a jury trial on March 11, 2019. The victims were Ciera Kolb, a 27-year-old Cole County female and Micah Hall, a 27 year-old Jefferson City male. Police said they responded to the 100 block of Grant Street at 7:30

Brandon Brill, 26, who is charged with second-degree felony murder after a deadly car crash the killed a Harrisburg teacher, has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Boone County Sheriffs arrested Brill Wednesday morning without incident at his mother’s house outside Clark around 9:30 a.m., according to Detective Tom O’ Sullivan. However, the Missouri

The Columbia Public School District posted the Lee Elementary renaming committee application on its website just over a week ago, and so far 46 people have applied. You can apply to the committee by clicking this link. That’s up from the 27 applications received as of Sept. 27. The committee will consist of 13 members;

Investigations into the type of firearms Stephen Paddock used to gun down dozens of people and wound hundreds more in Monday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas revealed he had rigged some of the rifles to fire like an automatic weapon by using a product called a bump stock. Bump stocks are legal because they don’t

UPDATE 9:46 am: The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department said the incident has been ruled an accident. The Sheriff’s Department said all their hearts and prayers go out ot the family of the victim in this case. ORIGINAL STORY: A 2-year-old has been killed after he was hit by a New Holland C185 on Tuesday in

Callaway County authorities have charged Ronald Heck after he was accused of writing sexual notes about a minor. According to the probable cause statement, deputies were notified about Heck when a woman called claiming she found Heck’s journal containing sexual related entries about her 15-year-old daughter. Deputies said inside the journal Heck went into detail

Columbia police arrested William Barrett early Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Brickton Road. Police said they initially pulled over a vehicle Barrett was in or excessive window tint. Officers said they were advised by the driver that there was a gun in the glove box of the vehicle. Police said they searched the

Columbia police arrested Nathan Canfield on Tuesday night after being accused of fleeing from police. Police said they observed Canfield as a wanted subject in the 3600 block of Southland Drive. Officers said when they attempted to stop Canfield, he ran from officers and evaded arrest. More than 30 minutes later, police observed Canfield’s vehicle

UPDATE 4:55pm: Emergency crews said the left lane of traffic is closed and delays are expected until 5:08 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle crash in the 1100 block of I-70 westbound, near the Missouri River Bridge. Emergency crews say the westbound lanes of traffic are at a standstill as crews

TONIGHT: It will be another mild and muggy night across Mid-Missouri for October standards. Temperatures will bottom out in the mid 60s under overcast skies, with on and off showers through the night as a warm front lifts to the north across the region. It’s likely that fog will develop across Mid-Missouri in areas where

Rep. Vicky Hartzler and other state representatives introduced a legislation on Wednesday to expand the eligible grant funding for victims of sex trafficking. The legislation would help victims have a safe place to heal, recover and restart their lives. The Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking expands the Transitional Housing Assistance Grant to include sex

Governor Eric Greitens’s deputy chief of staff, Caleb Jones, is leaving to become vice president of The Association of Electric Cooperatives. The Association of Electric Cooperatives represents 47 electric cooperatives. Greitens said he is grateful for Jones’s service and is sorry to see him go. Jones had previously stepped down from his Columbia-area seat in

UPDATE 10:36: The crash has been cleared. The Columbia Fire Department told ABC 17 crews the crash was a head-on collision between two vehicles. The female driver of one vehicle was taken to the hospital, the male driver of the other vehicle had no injuries. Authorities are still working to figure out the cause of